In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Singleton like this:
SINGLETON (Great and Little), a township-chapelry in Kirkham parish, Lancashire; on the river Wyre, 2½ miles SE of Poulton r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Great S., under Preston. Acres, 2,860; of which 225 are water. Real property, £4,192. Pop., 338. Houses, 57. S. Lodge and Grange Hall are chief residences. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £110. Patron, T. Miller, Esq. The church was built in 1861; and has a tower with lofty spire. There is a national school.
Singleton through time
Singleton is now part of Fylde district. Click here for graphs and data of how Fylde has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Singleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Singleton, in Fylde and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10903
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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